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Chinese Step by Step
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Session 1
Getting to Know Somebody
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Lesson 4
Ni xue zhongwen ma?
你学中文吗?
Do you learn Chinese?
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Part 1
New Words
dui 对
right, yes
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Part 1-1
A: Ni xue bu xue zhongwen? 你学不学中文?
Do you learn Chinese?
B: Xue, wo xue zhongwen. 学,我学中文。
Yes, I learn Chinese.
B: Wo xihuan xue zhongwen. 我喜欢学中文。
I like learning Chinese.
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Part 1-2
A: Ni ye xue zhongwen ma? 你也学中文吗?
Do you also learn Chinese?
B: Dui, wo ye xue zhongwen. 对,我也学中文。
Yes, I learn Chinese, too.
B: Wo ye xihuan xue zhongwen. 我也喜欢学中文。
I like learning Chinese, too.
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Part 1-3
A: Ta xue bu xue zhongwen? 他学不学中文?
Does he learn Chinese?
B: Bu xue. 不学。
No, he doesn’t.
B: Ta hui shuo zhongwen. 他会说中文。
He can speak Chinese.
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Part 2
New Words
nanbu 南部
beibu 北部
southern part
northern part
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Part 2-1
A: Ni zhu bu zhu zai meiguo? 你住不住在美国?
Do you live in the USA?
B: Zhu. 住。
Yes, I do.
B: Wo zhu zai nanbu. 我住在南部。
I live in the southern part.
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Part 2-2
A: Nimen dou zhu zai meiguo ma? 你们都住在美国吗?
Do you all live in the USA?
B: Dui. 对。
Yes, we do.
B: Women dou zhu zai beibu. 我们都住在北部。
We all live in the northern part.
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Part 2-3
A: Tamen zhu bu zhu zai meiguo? 他们住不住在美国?
Do they live in the USA?
B: Bu zhu. 不住。
No, they don’t.
B: Tamen zhu zai zhongguo. 他们住在中国。
They live in China.
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Part 3
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Part 3-1
A: Ni ren bu renshi tade baba? 你认不认识他的爸爸?
Do you know his father?
B: Renshi. 认识。
Yes, I do.
B: Ta hui shuo zhongwen. 他会说中文。
He can speak Chinese.
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Part 3-2
A: Ni renshi tade jiejie ma? 你认识他的姐姐吗?
Do you know his older sister?
B: Renshi. 认识。
Yes, I do.
B: Ta bu hui shuo zhongwen. 她不会说中文。
She cannot speak Chinese.
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Part 3-3
A: Ni ren bu renshi tade gege? 你认不认识他的哥哥?
Do you know his older brother?
B: Bu renshi. 不认识。
No, I don’t.
B: Wo renshi tade didi. 我认识他的弟弟。
I know his younger brother.
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Part 4
New Words
zher 这儿
jiu 旧
here
old
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Part 4-1
A: Ni you meiyou wode zhuzhi? 你有没有我的住址?
Do you have my address?
B: You. 有。
Yes, I do.
B: Zai zher. 在这儿。
Here.
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Part 4-2
A: Ni you wode xin zhuzhi ma? 你有我的新住址吗?
Do you have my new address?
B: Meiyou. 没有。
No, I don’t.
B: Wo zhi you jiu de. 我只有旧的。
I only have an old one.
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Part 4-3
A: Ta you meiyou wode xin zhuzhi? 他有没有我的新住址?
Does he have my new address?
B: Meiyou. 没有
No, he doesn’t.
B: Ta zhi you jiu de. 他只有旧的。
He only has an old one.
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Part 5
New Words
yao 要
mingtian 明天
jintian 今天
zuotian 昨天
want, need
tomorrow
today
yesterday
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Part 5-1
A: Mingtian ni yao bu yao shangxue? 明天你要不要上学?
Do you have to go to school tomorrow?
B: Yao. 要。
Yes, I do.
B: Wo mingtian yao shangxue. 我明天要上学。
I have to go to school tomorrow.
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Part 5-2
A: Jintian ni yao shangxue ma? 今天你要上学吗?
Do you have to go to school today?
B: Bu yao. 不要。
No, I don’t.
B: Jintian bu shangxue. 今天不上学。
I don’t have to go to school today.
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Part 5-3
A: Ni zuotian yao bu yao shangxue? 你昨天要不要上学?
Did you have to go to school yesterday?
B: Yao. 要。
Yes, I did.
B: Zuotian yao shangxue. 昨天要上学。
I had to go to school yesterday.
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